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This section explains the conventions used to explain the definitions.
The syntax, attribute, and element symbols explained here are not actually specified in the definitions.
The syntax symbols are used to explain the syntax.
Symbol | Convention |
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[ ] | Square brackets enclose an item or set of items whose specification is optional.
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| | Only one of the options separated by a vertical bar can be specified at the same time.
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... | An ellipsis (...) indicates that the item or items immediately preceding the ellipsis may be specified as many times as necessary.
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The attribute symbols are used to explain the attributes of user-specified values, such as a value range.
Attribute symbol | Convention |
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~ | This symbol is followed by the attribute of a user-specified value. |
<< >> | Double diamond brackets enclose the default value. |
< > | Single diamond brackets enclose the element symbol for a user-specified value. |
(( )) | Double parentheses enclose the permitted range of a user-specified value. |
The element symbols are used to explain the type of a user-specified value.
Element symbol | Convention |
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<alphabetic> | Alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z) and underscore (_) |
<alphanumeric> | Alphabetic and numeric characters (0-9) |
<alphabetic symbol> | Alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z), #, @, and \ |
<unsigned integer> | Numeric characters (0-9) |
<unsigned hexadecimal integer> | Numeric characters (0-9), A-F, a-f |
<symbolic name> | String of alphabetic symbols and numeric characters (beginning with an alphabetic symbol) |
<character string> | String of any characters |
<path name> | Symbolic name, /, and . (period) (The path name depends on the operating system being used.) |
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